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Al Seib / Los Angeles Times

Officers and firefighters survey the scene on the northbound 405 Freeway where a California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer who had pulled over an SUV was hit by a sedan barreling down the shoulder, according to authorities. The crash left the officer in critical condition and caused a traffic nightmare on the Westside.

Officers and firefighters survey the scene on the northbound 405 Freeway where a California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer who had pulled over an SUV was hit by a sedan barreling down the shoulder, according to authorities. The crash left the officer in critical condition and caused a traffic nightmare on the Westside. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Officers and firefighters survey the scene on the northbound 405 Freeway where a California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer who had pulled over an SUV was hit by a sedan barreling down the shoulder, according to authorities. The crash left the officer in critical condition and caused a traffic nightmare on the Westside.